The NC State Bookstore has been doomed for a few years, but its plight only became public about a year ago when plans for the Talley Student Center were published. On a muggy day filled with heat lightning and sporadic rain, the original Student Supply Store was demolished. In its place will be a grassy area behind the renovated Student Center.

According to Dana at gogoraleigh, a new site plan is under review for 425 N. Boylan Avenue, across from 712 Tucker. A 250-unit mixed-use building will be placed where a pair of early International Style buildings currently are.

The building sits on one of the “points” of Five Points. The exterior is unique for buildings in Raleigh, consisting of a composite exterior and exposed steel supports. Characteristic of mid-1970s design, the building features several angles and less fenestration than the International Style buildings of the late 1960s.

The North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association is one of the few commercial buildings in Raleigh designed by the legendary architect, photographer, and NCSU College of Design professor Brian Shawcroft.

The Corning Glass Works complex (most recently AVX Corporation) has been empty for the past year or two. There is a sign on the front door dated 2010, but the place looks like it has been vacant for much longer. According to the EPA, this former capacitor manufacturing facility is a superfund site.